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probable

[prob-uh-buhl] / ˈprɒb ə bəl /


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“I don’t think that’s enough for probable cause for a homicide,” she said in asking Robert J. Totten, the Juvenile Court commissioner, to dismiss the case.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the probable explosion occurred near Lop Nor in northwest China, which has long served as China’s main nuclear test site.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.

From BBC

The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.

From Barron's

As MLB owners meet this week to consider a probable push for a salary cap, Bill Shaikin asked Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick what he hears from fans on his team competing with the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times